An X Files watch along podcast hosted by Hadley and Xtine. Join us weekly as we go episode by episode, giving sartorial and historical hot takes and cultural commentary.
Hadley and Xtine discuss season 1, episode 14, Gender Bender. They also discuss the cultural impact of the Bobbitt trial, whether anyone can look good on film eating a candy bar , and the appeal of the prairie goth aesthetic.
5 Oct 2026
[PREVIEW] David Duchovny's Hot Ones Challenge
Xtine and Hadley discuss Duchovny's Hot Ones Challenge mere days after engaging with their own annual Hot Ones challenge.
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30 Sept 2026
Beyond the Sea
Xtine and Hadley discuss season 1, episode 13: Beyond the Sea. They also discuss Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, the appeal of infomercials, floor hair vs drain hair, and war water rituals.
23 Sept 2026
Fire
Xtine and Hadley discuss season 1, episode 12: Fire. They also discuss the history of the IRA, the statue of Don Henley that's at The Corner in Winslow, AZ, and practical fire effects.
H had a bad XLR cable in this recording; we are sorry for the sometimes resultantly rough audio.
16 Sept 2026
Eve
Xtine and Hadley discuss Season 1, episode 11: Eve. They also discuss death while skiing, exsanguination, and Mulder and Scully playing house.
9 Sept 2026
Fallen Angel
Xtine and Hadley discuss Season 1, Episode 10: Fallen Angel. They also discuss time travel, invisible aliens, and the history of the real Deep Throat.
2 Sept 2026
Space
Xtine and Hadley discuss Season 1, Episode 9: Space. They also discuss why they, as circus artists, likely won't ever have sideshow acts, the depressing preponderance of space trash, and bad vibes coconuts.
We had some sound troubles. Apologies, friends! We promise it's not a recurring issue.
26 Aug 2026
Ice
Xtine and Hadley discuss Season 1, Episode 8: Ice, as well as whimsically large checks and the ways this episode is paying homage to The Thing.
19 Aug 2026
Ghost in the Machine
Xtine and Hadley discuss Season 1, Episode 7: The Ghost in the Machine, as well as the arguments men in suits have with men in t-shirts and sandals and what Xtine has in common with a long-handled dish scrubber.
12 Aug 2026
Shadows
Xtine and Hadley discuss Season 1, Episode 6: Shadows, as well as the existential significance of being untethered from the Earth and how we feel about knocks on the door.
5 Aug 2026
The Jersey Devil
Xtine and Hadley discuss Season 1, Episode 5: The Jersey Devil, as well as what we would preserve or discard from the '90s and why Rob shouldn't be talking about introducing Scully to his kids on the first date.
29 Jul 2026
Conduit
Season 1, Episode 4
Hadley and Xtine discuss the chaotic elements of Conduit, as well as the evolution of biker gangs, and the ethics surrounding one way mirrors.
22 Jul 2026
Squeeze
Season 1, Episode 3
Hadley and Xtine discuss X Files Season 1, Episode 3, Squeeze, as well as the mediocre men of the FBI and the origins of evil.
15 Jul 2026
Deep Throat
Season 1, Episode 2
Hadley and Xtine discuss Deep Throat (the XFiles episode, of course, not the famous pornography film), Scully's lack of cynicism about US government ethics and Mulder's pouty poses.
8 Jul 2026
Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1.
Hadley and Xtine discuss Pilot, side eye regression hypnosis therapy, and discuss the enduring power of conspiracy theories.
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